English Study @ Guangzhou

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Let us talk about some expressions in an English interview around these key points:
-What would the interviewer ask you?
-What would you answer?
-How would you answer is correct?
-New words about an job interview.
......(Other things that you focus on about this topic)

OK, Let's begin!!!:)

[[i] 本帖最后由 Georgianna 于 2007-8-6 15:09 编辑 [/i]]

hi

hi, sharon's here!~~:loveliness:

回复 #2 sharon_jia 的帖子

hello! You're the first one reply here! Welcome!!
Hope you can join us again!:handshake

My homework, please download yourselves

My homework has been upload in my space here,
It's the latest version, I added a lot of summary with the material.

please download yourselves from this address below:

[url]http://space.englishcn.com/batch.download.php?aid=6736[/url]

I'm the second attendee! Ye!:victory: :loveliness:

回复 #1 Georgianna 的帖子

I am the third attendee.

If i were the interviewer, i would be interested in what the first consideration is when you are looking for a job.
Salary, treatment, colleague relation, to be a higher position.....etc?

[b][size=3][color=darkorange]Welcome guys![/color][/size][/b]
Actually, this topic should be held by Theresa. I just to test if this forum worth for us.
You all can upload your homeworks here, instead of sending e-mails.
I hope we can check the news of our discussion here frequently. 'cos, we can share eachone's idea openly whenever you come.
So, let's begin! Please try to upload your homeworks here!:)

What do you think about this new place for our discussion?
Any ideas for our work?
Please share our suggestions in order to make our work better, OK?

回复 #5 theresa 的帖子

Theresa, I find the answer to once of our discussion before.
组长/领班----- foreman
熟练技工----- skilled worker

回复 #5 theresa 的帖子

degree 学位
post doctorate 博士后
doctor(Ph.D) 博士
master 硕士
bachelor 学士
graduate student 研究生
abroad student 留学生  
undergraduate 大学肆业生
government-supportedstudent  公费生
commoner 自费生
extern 走读生
intern 实习生
prize fellow 奖学金生
boarder 寄宿生
graduate 毕业生
guest student 旁听生（英）
auditor 旁听生（美）
day-student 走读生

Materials about Resume

Theresa, here are some materials about making resumes. I made my resume after refered them. Hope they could help you to get a good job!
Good Luck!!

Also, they the topics we've discussed. Share them to you all.:)

回复 #9 Georgianna 的帖子

OK,thanks a lot !

回复 #10 Georgianna 的帖子

I found it in Longman Dictionary .
postgraduate：[countable] especially British English
someone who is studying at a university to get a master's degree or a PhD
American Equivalent: graduate student
so I think the academic levels at university generally follows as:
associate degree(大专）----university degree(本科)----bachelor's degree（学士）-----graduate's degree(研究生）------postgraduate degree(总称）细分为master's degree(硕士）----doctor's degree（博士）
All guys!Do you agree with me ?If not ,please talk about your opinions.

Thanks for reference data from you all. It's very helpful.

I am going to look up dictionary tonight regarding the degrees. I hope I can find something special.:lol

Say hi to everybody~~~~~~~~~

:lol  BenBen is here~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

回复 #12 theresa 的帖子

Beautiful!!
I agree with you, and that's quite clear, thanks!:D

回复 #14 Ben_Tan 的帖子

Hey, Ben! Why do you come so late?
And withour any your homework!:time:
Please get our act together!:handshake

Our Next Discussion

Hi, everybody.
When is our next discussion? It seems that we won't be able to have the same classes in the near future.
So, shall we have our discussion via QQ or MSN?
When do you prefer?
Renee and I suggest on this Friday night, around 9:00 p.m.
What do you think? Just let us know!

By the way, shall we put every information here? So that we could know the new activities and homework handouts. But I think we'd better to back here frequently. I suggest we could consider here as our "home". OK? Do you agree with me? or Share your opinion with us!:)

Our Next Discussion

This Saturday, at 8:30 p.m. Via QQ. The topic is "Job interview"
We'll have our on-line discussion.
It's decided by Renee, Theresa and I.
How about you, Ben?
Please reply us asap.

Everybody please share your homework here first, then we could read it before the discussion in order to prepare it better, Ok?
:loveliness:

My homework

Enclosed below is my homework for this topic. Though I've put the website for download before.
I'd like to hand it up again before our discussion in order to let you all to prepare this discussion better.
After reading the homeworks, please share your opinions on our discussion.

And waiting for all your homeworks.:)

[[i] 本帖最后由 Georgianna 于 2007-8-9 13:19 编辑 [/i]]

Job interview questions-Theresa

Hello,guys.My tomorrow's homework.It's the newest one.please check.:P

Here is my "job interview" homework pls check

hihi, here is my homework pls check.

New Recruit

hihi, this is BenBen speaking.......
I read a conversation between an interviewer and an interviewee yesterday night and I found it was very useful for us. So I would like to share it with you.

1. Interview

Situation:  Raymond will work in a company. His first challenge is to have an interview. The interviewer is the manager of the human resource department Jackie.

Raymond: Good morning sir. My name is Raymond. I feel honored to have the opportunity to interview here.
Jackie: Good morning Raymond. Nice to meet you. I am Jackie. You can call me Jack for short. Please make a brief introduction of yourself.
Raymond: OK. I just graduated last month and got my bachelor degree. I majored in business management. My native language is Chinese and I have a good command of English. I can also speak a little French, which I learned in France last summer vacation. I personally think I am a confident, outgoing, enthusiastic, responsible and self-motivated person with a strong sense of cooperation and teamwork.
Jackie: OK. Would you please tell me which of these personality characteristics do you think is the most important for this position?
Raymond: I think confidence is the most important.
Jackie: I agree with you. What kind of work experience do you have?
Raymond: I worked as an intern for a small newspaper. My primary responsibilities were to sell newspaper advertisements to business.
Jackie: Do you have any questions about our company?
Raymond: Could you please tell me something about the job responsibilities?
Jackie: Of course. As a salesman for our company, you are supposed to find new customers and follow up on our existing customers.
Raymond: Oh, I see. So I would have the opportunity to generate my own sales leads.
Jackie: Certainly. By the way, our office hours are nine to five, Monday through Friday. I will call you in a week if you got a job.
Raymond: OK. Thank you.

Talking about jobs

Some words about jobs:

1.career fair------招聘会
Ex: I found my job at a career fair my university sponsored.

2.networking------人脉，关系
Ex: Good networking is very important. The easiest way to find a job is through someone you know.

3.to quit------辞职，不干了
Ex: I can't take this anymore. My job is killing me. I quit.

4.to moonlight------兼职
Ex: During the day he works at the bank, but at night he moonlights as a cook at a restaurant.

5.slave driver------苛刻的上司
Ex: My boss is a slave driver, I have never worked this hard in my life.

6.to hound------喋喋不休，唠叨
Ex: My parents keep hounding me to find a job, it is so annoying.

7.freak out------非常害怕，紧张
Ex: I have a really important job interview tomorrow, I am freaking out.

8.mess up------搞砸，胡乱做事
Ex: It's important for us to land this deal. So don't mess it up.

9.on probation------试用期
Ex: Julian is now on porbation. When his probationary period ends, his salary will double.

After the Discussion on 070811

Hi, guys! There was quite impressive that we had an active discussion last night. But it was a pity that we didn't have enough time to metion all our homeworks. What do you think about my last discussion, guys? What improvement should we do with it? Please share your opinions in order to build our group better. :loveliness:

My review on other's homework.

'Cos, we didn't have enough time to metion all our homeworks. I suggest we go on discuss here.
Here are some opinions of mine according to Theresa's and Ben's homework.

Picture 01 is according to Theresa's homework
Picture 02 is according to Theresa's homework. What's the meaning of the sentence in orange?
Picture 03 is according to Theresa's homework. What's the meaning of the sentence in orange?
Picture 04 is according to Ben's homework

Below is my last question that I don't understand.please help me ,dear schoolmate.
" An example would be working too far ahead of colleagues on a project and thus throwing coordination off. ''

回复 #25 Georgianna 的帖子

"Are you willing to put the interests of the organization ahead of your own?"
I think in this sentence interests means advantages,in Chinese that'd be "你会愿意将公司的利益放在你自己的利益前面吗？＂公司大于一切，of course say yes .

"Do you have strong feelings that the job gets done?"I am unsure about that I am sorry.Waiting others opinions.

Otherwise ,"Minor objections will label you as a winner. " "You were laid off in a reduction Company did not win a contract, which would have given you more responsibility. "these two sentences I've forgotten to take down the Chinese meaning in 11th. Someone who can do a favor
for me please? With a heartfelt thanks.

回复 #27 theresa 的帖子

Thanks! You're a hardwork student!!:loveliness:

I wrote down the chinese meaning of this sentence  "You were laid off in a reduction Company did not win a contract, which would have given you more responsibility. " in the file "Job interview questions-Theresa-070812.rar (18.35 KB)
"which I sent above.

"Minor objections will label you as a winner. " I think the chinese meaning may be: 减少反对会令被视为成功者而录用。

And the other handouts?

Renee, next time is your turn. The next discussion would be taken control by Renee.
Please select the topic and give us somet guides about the homework, OK?:loveliness:

回复 #1 Georgianna 的帖子

Hello all,

Enclosed is my homework.

Renee